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To honor all creators, VALORANT is introducing a new gun buddy. Here’s everything you need to know to claim yours.
Riot Games is recognizing art creators for their contributions to the community and celebrating VALORANT. Dan the Penguin, cosplaying as Wingman, is now available to all creators. Find out how to obtain the ‘I Create’ gun buddy here.

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‘I Create’ gun buddy
Riot is thanking Valorant art creators for the time and effort they put into making the game unique. To show appreciation, Riot is giving all artists a new gun buddy called ‘I Create.’ Once you complete a few simple steps, Riot will add Dan the Penguin, who is cosplaying as Wingman, to your inventory.
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What content is eligible?
Riot explained that you’re eligible for the gun buddy if you create content, whether it’s edits of sick plays, tutorials, stream clips, reaction videos, fan art, cosplays, or anything else. However, you must keep a few things in mind to earn the gun buddy:
Just as its name implies, the gun buddy is more about creation than interaction, which is why the following contributions don’t count:

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The Riot team will analyze all of the content as well. This process might take some time, so keep an eye on your inbox for updates about your submission.

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